I agree with @mohammed_87hassan. Frank Lampard should come and save indian football by playing good quality football with an I-league team.
I have always said in this forum that money is a big issue here. Bigger the salary of international players, strong chance that these great soccer players would come and play for I-league. Why would David Villa leave Atletico Madrid and play for New York City FC?
Stein would be great for I-League but you will need money to get him. He left the Phoenix because they would not offer him a two-year deal but also he wanted somewhat of an increase in money.
We would need to offer a bit and I am sure there are a few A-League clubs and perhaps a club from Thailand or Malaysia who would not have a problem of hitting those demands.
He may be 32 years old but he was still lights out in the A-League last season, putting in a strong season for a pretty poor Wellington. Also he has some marketing power in that he used to play for Belgium and he was a pretty top player in the Dutch leagues.
Perhaps one of the new direct-entry teams could sign him but realistically I can only see an ISL club being interested.
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Could be a marquee signing